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• Power of the Pen advances to regionals— Mighty writers make their mark

  By YS News StaffMarch 25, 2020

  

  The McKinney Middle School Power of the Pen writers won several awards at the district tournament in January.

• Yellow Springs Children’s Center earns five stars

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 19, 2020

  

  The five-star label is the highest possible rating assigned by Step Up to Quality, a statewide quality rating and improvement system administered jointly by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

• Council weighs jail response

  By Megan Bachman

  

  At its March 3 regular meeting, Village Council hashed out a letter to the Greene County Commissioners on their proposal to build a new county jail.

• Prosecutor candidates offer competing visions

  By Megan BachmanMarch 16, 2020

  

  The prosecutor oversees a budget of around $2 million and a staff of 14 attorneys to represent the State of Ohio in all felony cases and juvenile crimes in the county and cases involving county agencies.

• MTFR seeks operating levy renewal

  By Carol Simmons

  

  Among the ballot issues local voters will decide Tuesday, March 17, is a 3.8-mill renewal levy for Miami Township Fire-Rescue operations.

• Catering to the village since 1983— Current Cuisine wins award

  By Megan BachmanMarch 13, 2020

  

  Current Cuisine’s owners, Karyn Stillwell-Current and Steve Current, are being honored for supporting — and feeding — their community.

• Biodigester loses zoning appeal

  By YS News StaffMarch 12, 2020

  

  An energy company’s attempts to keep its biodigester operating four miles west of Yellow Springs were shot down by a Bath Township zoning board last week.

• Issues with jail expansion

  By YS News Staff

  

  On Thursday, March 5, members of Greene County Citizens Against the Giant Jail Tax held a press conference in front of the county courthouse in Xenia.

• Encyclopedia highlights Black lives

  By Carol Simmons

  

  A “labor of love” — as well as a labor of memory, representation and community — hit a significant milestone in February with the completion and release of the first physical edition of “Blacks in Yellow Springs: A Community Encyclopedia.”

• Local food conference to return

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Successful farm-to-school programs. Stories from local farmers coping with climate change. Strategies for turning conventional farms organic. Those topics and more will be explored at “Growing Green 2020: Investing in Conservation and Local Food,” a joint conference of the Tecumseh Land Trust and Community Solutions.